Food Philosophy

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Eat real.
Eat balanced.
Eat good quality.
Eat dessert!

(Yes, I saved the best for last)

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It’s difficult to encapsulate my entire food philosophy in a short sentence or two, so I thought writing down a list of what I believe to be important for health, wellness, happiness and balance would be better. So, here it is:

⭐︎ Eat balanced… prioritize vegetables, fruits and healthy desserts (though, beware of the dirty dozen and the clean fifteen)! Ignore the fads and eat a balanced diet that is moderate in fat, carbohydrates, fiber and protein.

⭐︎ Eat dessert… people associate the word “dessert” with butter, sugar, flour, and extra empty calories added to the day’s total — but not here on Desserts with Benefits™! The healthy dessert recipes on this blog are wholesome and nutritious enough to eat on a daily basis without causing you to feel guilty ONE BIT. I always keep healthy sweets on hand, like ice cream in the freezer, fudge in the fridge, fruit on the counter, etc. Dessert can be as healthy as an apple, a stalk of celery, or an organic egg. And it tastes 93458.5x better.

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Those are my main guiding principles.

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Over time, I gain more and more knowledge about the food industry and major corporations. The following bullet points are my more recently found ethical standards:

⭐︎ Eat local… support those small businesses!

⭐︎ Eat fair-trade… the sugar industry, the chocolate industry, the coffee bean industry (and more) contribute to unfair wages, treatment, and slavery. I’m not giving them any of my money!

⭐︎ I vow to use natural, wholesome ingredients (and in moderation)
⭐︎ I vow to use whole grain flours (no all purpose flour or white rice flour here!)
⭐︎ I vow to never use margarine and hydrogenated shortening
⭐︎ I vow to never use refined sugars (white + brown sugar, high-fructose corn syrup)
⭐︎ I vow to never use artificial food coloring

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With love and good eats,

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– Jess

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One comment on “Food Philosophy”

Hi Jessica, As someone who has read quite a bit on nutrition over the past few years, I’m on board with your guiding principles for the most part, however I’d offer these recommendations:
>Don’t be afraid of real butter that comes from grass-fed cows milk
>Do avoid replacements for butter such as that substitute you use in your recent lemon bars post
>Do avoid emulsifiers/stabilizers found in almost all commercially-made ice creams (and elsewhere); they disrupt the protecting mucosal lining in our guts
>Do check out authority nutrition, started by an intelligent Icelandic guy named Kris Gunners, and…
>Do keep learning about nutrition and try not to get frustrated by all the conflicting science out there!

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